Advent 1, 2014

For this Advent we have four different preachers who are all part of St Hilda's Church.

There was no specific theme or brief beyond, of course, 'Advent' itself.

We'll post brief notes of the sermons each week, just to give a flavour.  As the weeks go by and Christmas comes closer we'll link each post to the others. 

Advent 1

Advent and love

Advent is about the coming of love. 

We are all interested in the future but are often not sure what it will bring. Looking at the calendar we know that Christmas comes on 25th December. So we need to prepare. 

Despite the commercial pressures we have four weeks to get ready in our hearts and minds for the gift of love. 

We are preparing for the birth of Jesus Christ, Son of God, and Saviour of the world. 

We need to prepare a place for Christ to be born in our hearts.  

We need to seek forgiveness of our sins so that we are pure to receive God's gift of love. 

Here are two statements to think about as you prepare.

1. Love is the only rational option

1. Love wins: love always wins.

Michael Bass
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The posts in this series:

Advent 1: November 30th - Revd Michael Bass
Advent 2: December 7th - Revd Paul Bagshaw
Advent 3: December 14th - Carol Ann Shields
Advent 4: December 21st - Revd Jon Goode